Pramod Ratan Patil v. Rajesh Govardhan More

16 EP-24-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ELECTION PETITION NO. 24 OF 2025 WITH APPLICATION (L) NO. 10196 OF 2025 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 24 OF 205 Pramod Ratan Patil ...Plaintiff

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Rajesh Govardhan More ...Defendant ------ Mr. Nilesh Pandey for Petitioner in EP No. 24 of 2025. Mr. Chirag Shah, Mr. Vishal Acharya for Respondent. ------ CORAM : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.

DATE : MARCH 10, 2026 P. C. :

1.

The application under Order VII, Rule 11 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was filed in the month of March, 2025 and was served upon Respondent in April, 2025.

2.

Despite service for past one year, no reply has been filed. 3.

Today when the matter is listed today under the caption for dismissal as none had appeared on last occasion, a request is made for time for filing Affidavit-in-reply.

4.

Time is granted for filing Affidavit-in-reply subject to cost of Rs. 10,000/- to be paid to Kirtikar Law Library.

Sairaj 1 of

16 EP-24-2025.doc 5.

Affidavit-in-reply to be filed within period of one week from today.

6.

Stand over to 25th March, 2026.

[SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.] Sairaj 2 of